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Sunday · 136 answers · 18 debuts

Ordered by uses in the last three years (since 2023-11-02), then by uses across the whole archive.

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    ARE

    58D "Chances ___"

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    533
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    ORE

    79A It needs refining

    48
    581
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    OBOE

    79D Radio letter between Nan and Peter

    32
    315
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    STAN

    7D Smith who won the 1972 Wimbledon

    31
    228
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    STIR

    31D Mix up

    27
    292
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    EARS

    8D Stirrup sites

    27
    163
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    OPERA

    18D "Idomeneo," e.g.

    26
    247
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    SLED

    27A Vehicle on 30-Across

    23
    204
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    BET

    14D See or call

    21
    120
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    ARC

    10D Pendulum's path

    20
    265
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    CPA

    9D Cruncher of nos.

    19
    189
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    NASA

    33D Pioneer org.

    18
    174
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    ASST

    1D Second: Abbr.

    15
    193
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    OTTER

    19D Ursine : bear :: lutrine : ___

    15
    165
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    HTTP

    78D Web address lead-in

    15
    69
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    ADIEU

    47D Something to bid

    13
    148
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    FOR

    67D Backing

    13
    103
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    LAMA

    34D Eastern title

    12
    107
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    ISLAM

    56A It has five pillars

    12
    94
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    EENY

    111D Start of a counting-out rhyme

    12
    83
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    EBAY

    35D Silent auction site

    11
    131
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    SNOW

    30A See 27-Across

    11
    123
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    ARIEL

    105A Cartoon mermaid

    11
    122
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    ARCO

    108D Bowed, to a violist

    11
    114
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    LEAH

    34A Title girl in a 1962 Roy Orbison hit

    11
    110
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    LEGO

    106A Construction company

    11
    101
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    AYN

    54A "We the Living" author Rand

    10
    98
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    MAAM

    61A "My dear lady"

    10
    92
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    CHIA

    77D Pet plant

    10
    46
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    ABIT

    83D "This won't hurt ___"

    9
    100
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    AMEND

    71A Rectify

    9
    94
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    ORION

    98D Rigel's constellation

    8
    112
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    DIRE

    28D Awful

    8
    91
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    ORALS

    16D Grad school grillings

    7
    74
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    MARS

    46A Viking landing site

    7
    72
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    BAIT

    107D Tempt

    7
    71
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    URALS

    76A Continental boundary

    7
    43
  38. 38
    HASAT

    17D Starts in on

    7
    42
  39. 39
    RECTO

    6D Front of a manuscript leaf

    7
    38
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    RULE

    80D Three strikes and you're out, e.g.

    6
    100
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    ERIK

    110D Estrada of "CHiPs"

    6
    91
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    TRAY

    39D TV dinner holder

    6
    59
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    MATH

    2D SAT section

    6
    48
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    ASSN

    36D Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.

    5
    137
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    PTS

    116D N, E, S and W

    5
    89
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    OFFS

    38D Wastes

    5
    51
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    GLARE

    29A "This means business" look

    5
    50
  48. 48
    SATIRE

    20A "Dr. Strangelove," e.g.

    5
    46
  49. 49
    GWEN

    85D Tony-winning actress Verdon

    5
    38
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    AXEL

    89D Skater's leap

    4
    110
  51. 51
    SEEDY

    63A Sordid

    4
    56
  52. 52
    MES

    113D Enero, e.g.

    4
    48
  53. 53
    SOTTO

    37A ___ voce (quietly)

    4
    29
  54. 54
    HEWS

    24D Chops

    4
    23
  55. 55
    ABSORB

    41A Assimilate

    4
    19
  56. 56
    LEER

    96A Contemptuous expression

    3
    156
  57. 57
    IMA

    68D The Monkees' "___ Believer"

    3
    85
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    LAC

    57D Ontario or Supérieur

    3
    80
  59. 59
    OTOOLE

    92A "Lord Jim" star, 1965

    3
    70
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    NOTSO

    11D Wrong

    3
    56
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    ARIL

    102A Seed cover

    3
    50
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    SUDS

    109D Root beer feature

    3
    34
  63. 63
    ONSETS

    120A Initial stages

    3
    29
  64. 64
    ENRAPT

    22A Bewitched

    3
    25
  65. 65
    RANDB

    48D Billboard chart category

    3
    17
  66. 66
    REFIT

    103D Make like new

    3
    16
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    YALIE

    75A George Bush or Dick Cheney, once

    2
    38
  68. 68
    TEASET

    25A Service group

    2
    30
  69. 69
    FOLIO

    70D Shakespearean compilation

    2
    25
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    COLIN

    101D ___ Quinn, formerly of "S.N.L."

    2
    22
  71. 71
    CHILE

    77A Easter Island is a province of it

    2
    21
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    MODELT

    46D Classic flivver

    2
    15
  73. 73
    NINEPM

    112A Bedtime for junior, maybe

    2
    9
  74. 74
    SHOOTINGSTAR

    31A Annie Oakley?

    2
    8
  75. 75
    SLAYS

    49D Leaves rolling in the aisles

    1
    32
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    PEETE

    100D Quarterback Rodney

    1
    26
  77. 77
    AMINOR

    1A Key of Beethoven's "Für Elise"

    1
    21
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    RAREBIT

    90D Welsh cheese dish

    1
    20
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    BROAD

    43D Panoramic

    1
    18
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    APIARY

    62A Place that's all abuzz

    1
    14
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    ICEDIN

    119A Stranded by winter weather, perhaps

    1
    14
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    FIGS

    87A Illustrations: Abbr.

    1
    11
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    HOTTIP

    32D Tout's offering

    1
    11
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    DOTTIE

    117A Country singer West

    1
    10
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    TOELOOP

    12D Skater's leap

    1
    10
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    LOMEIN

    72A Dish eaten with chopsticks

    1
    7
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    STOCKCHARACTER debut

    23A Charles Schwab?

    1
    2
  88. 88
    EDINA

    60A Saffron's mom on "Ab Fab"

    0
    44
  89. 89
    REAPS

    94A Gleans

    0
    35
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    ITOR

    3D "Like ___ not ..."

    0
    31
  91. 91
    EGER

    81D Hungarian spa town

    0
    25
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    MINTS

    99D Breath fresheners

    0
    23
  93. 93
    CANDO

    97D "No prob!"

    0
    21
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    ZELIG

    66D 1983 Woody Allen mockumentary

    0
    20
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    HORSY

    55A Equine

    0
    19
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    IMARI

    65D Japanese porcelain

    0
    18
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    IDIOTIC

    118A Nutty

    0
    16
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    LOD

    115D Former name for Ben-Gurion Airport

    0
    16
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    ORIANA

    82A Author/journalist Fallaci

    0
    15
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    PIXAR

    93A Disney subsidiary

    0
    14
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    SOIT

    74A "___ would seem"

    0
    12
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    BOOHOO

    14A Sarcastic comment of sympathy

    0
    11
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    TENDSTO

    121A Sees about

    0
    9
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    SARK

    95D Cutty ___ (clipper ship)

    0
    8
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    MANIAS

    61D Pokémon and the Beatles, once

    0
    7
  106. 106
    OSSIAN

    45D Legendary Gaelic poet

    0
    7
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    OTRAS

    40A Others, to Pedro

    0
    7
  108. 108
    ANODAL

    52A Like one end of a battery terminal

    0
    6
  109. 109
    BRIGADE

    91D Army outfit

    0
    6
  110. 110
    ORMOLU

    51D Faux gold

    0
    6
  111. 111
    ADELLE

    62D Nutritionist Davis

    0
    5
  112. 112
    ISIDRO

    73D San ___, Argentina

    0
    5
  113. 113
    ORKAN

    5D Like Mork of "Mork & Mindy"

    0
    4
  114. 114
    STRETTI

    13D Overlapping fugue motifs

    0
    4
  115. 115
    ACEOFCLUBS

    69A Tiger Woods?

    0
    3
  116. 116
    ILICH

    104D Tchaikovsky's middle name

    0
    3
  117. 117
    NICESHOT debut

    4D Court encouragement

    0
    3
  118. 118
    BARBEDWIT debut

    88A Cutting humor

    0
    2
  119. 119
    COMPUTERICON debut

    97A Bill Gates?

    0
    2
  120. 120
    LIGHTNINGBUG debut

    84A Benjamin Franklin?

    0
    2
  121. 121
    ONEGGS

    15D Where hens sit

    0
    2
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    SECANTS debut

    7A Some trigonometric ratios

    0
    2
  123. 123
    THESKY debut

    122A Zeus' domain, in myth

    0
    2
  124. 124
    THREATENS debut

    26A Cows

    0
    2
  125. 125
    WAYOF

    64D ___ the dinosaur (extinction)

    0
    2
  126. 126
    WIZARDOFID

    64A Sigmund Freud?

    0
    2
  127. 127
    BALLPARKFIGURE debut

    114A Babe Ruth?

    0
    1
  128. 128
    BARELYSEE debut

    107A Just make out

    0
    1
  129. 129
    FRITOPIES debut

    44A Southwest chips-and-chili snacks

    0
    1
  130. 130
    GOLLYGEE debut

    86D "Leave it to Beaver" catchphrase

    0
    1
  131. 131
    MASTEROFARTS debut

    50A Leonardo da Vinci?

    0
    1
  132. 132
    MYOSIN debut

    59D Common muscle protein

    0
    1
  133. 133
    NESCIENT debut

    53D Agnostic

    0
    1
  134. 134
    PULPIT debut

    93D Sermon site

    0
    1
  135. 135
    REHARDEN debut

    42D Set after melting

    0
    1
  136. 136
    TAPROOT debut

    21A Parsnip, e.g.

    0
    1